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Summer Fashion: Part 1 Casual Wear

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Whoo buddy, it's been a long time since I did a fashion post hasn't it! Well, it's unfortunate because I've totally been taking photos of my outfits and they have been accumulating. Since I don't actually put together outfits for photos (they are just shots of what I've been wearing day-to-day) I haven't found a very good system for taking outfit shots. Please forgive my crappy self-cam mirror shots. ^.^ I'm just not as cool and sophisticated as some of those fashion bloggers out there and I lost the plate on my tripod. Pretty sure I tried the tripod thing and failed pretty badly anyhow. ;D I just have to train hubby to be a really awesome fashion photographer, and follow me around like paparazzi, photojournalistic style.

Yeah, right. LOL! Until then these will have to do.

As I said, I've been taking a lot of pics so I'll be chopping up the fashion posts into a couple of smaller posts, by style of clothing. Theses are my more casual outfits.

Here was my attempt (fail) at the tripod. I don't know. These were okay but some of the other shots were a little lame-o and washed out. Lucky for you, it's all down hill from here with snapshot city. LOVE this dress though!

I flippin' love this necklace. I'm sure you'll see it pop up numerous times in this post, in fact. Nothing like a sparkly skeleton key necklace to make any "I put less effort into this outfit than a vegetable sitting still" outfit a little more snappy. See what I did there? I'm really just finding excuses to wear t-shirts to work.

This outfit was when I was feeling a little more summery and adventurous. I wanted to look a little less put-together, hence the cray-cray hair and weird layers of clothing. Maybe my nails were yellow, who knows, but this outfit makes me feel like skipping.

A FOTD from the same day because I wore MAC Viva Glam Cyndi and was loooooving it. Just a light beige shadow with black liner on the eyes to balance the bright lips.

Looks like I was in a yellow mood because the weather is all warm. Funny fact: I used to never wear yellow because I was afraid it would make me look really sallow since I'm already so yellow-undertoned. Boy was I wrong! I think yellow is lovely on Asians and an instant mood-lifter to boot. I have two different shoe options because I wanted to wear my new killer Sam Edelman wedges but it looked waaaay too risque for the office. My legs look longer with the nude sandals anyway. ;)

Ma' beloved kinleys. I have a sick misunderstanding that these shoes match everything. I love them. I am, like, almost 5'2" with these on (har, har). Obvs still too big for my petite size 3.5-4 tootsies but I couldn't help but buy it. The buckles make them tight enough to wear comfortably and shoes this cool don't come in my size. :( Also, my feet look like clompy pony feet when I wear them, it's basically amazing.

And ma' accessories. I love gold! This is basically the least amount of rings I'm ever wearing at any given time. Gosh dang, I am so gaudy. But not here! This here is classy jewelry.

A one-off outfit that I'm not sure I like, looking at it now. The black lace tank is doing weird triangular things, but at least my shoes look good M I RITE??

This is another outfit that makes me want to skip around. Something about delicate pink nighties makes me want to wear them during the day, frequently. Gotta balance the sweetness with a blazer and my pony shoes.

Hey this looks a little familiar. Same outfit as the first one, but with the cardigan from outfit #4. I know you can't tell but it's navy blue and has little tucked details in the front. I do want to note that this dress shrunk in the wash from the first photo but it actually fits me better here. I love dresses + boots!

This is one of my favorite outfits from the bunch and it's actually pretty funny because some of the petite fash' bloggers seem to be on the same wavelength lately in terms of jackets. Extra Petite just posted about a Lucca striped jacket here and Alterations Needed posted about her seersucker one here. Mine is actually Lucca Couture kids. :) Unlined jacket and the waist is too wide but it fits great just draped open. Oh, and shoes are from a new website I stumbled upon that makes petite shoes www.pretty-small-shoes.com. I bought 3 heels during their summer sale and fell in LOVE with the company! The cut is perfect. ^.^

Another Lucca Couture kids item I grabbed was this Chanel-esque cardigan that literally fits like it was made for me. It's so rare for that to ever happen! And the dang pony shoes again. Sometimes I think I mix together randomness that doesn't make sense because shapes and colors just pop into my head and I need to dress how I "feel" that day. My colors-clothes-shapes-ideas mood.

I was playing around with my Goody Spin Pin and did this messy bun action. Seriously dudes, I love these things. I know everyone's already talked about them before but would you want a hair how-to vid on them?

My hair looks so brown when I put it up. 0_o

I feel like I always look so dark tan when I use flash. Everyone else seems to look fairer. Very weird.

I still like natural light best. Check out my sweet bejeweled bunny ring from Claire's. Bought this when I bought my mood polishes. I am such a kid at heart! Hehe.

My eye makeup for good measure. I want to say I used MAC Satin Taupe or maybe some kind of purple blended just into the eyeliner line. I also used a good bit of MAC fluidline and Shisem falsies for a bright-eyed look.

ANYWAY, enough of my bad photography for today. That is, until Part 2 with my slightly dressier outfits. Hope you weren't too annoyed by the bajillion photos!

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Awww...You look lovely in every outfits. I am in love with your first outfit. Super cute and feminine. I would never buy those big bulky shoes for myself but you make everything look lovely :) Thanks for sharing. I look forward to upcoming outfits

I didn't realise you are THAT petite, because I never thought petite girls can look that good in what you have just worn. And you look awesome. I'm petite.You give me hope that I can look good in fshionable clothes too.

gorgeous! Seriously, how pretty can you be?! I love all your outfits but since fall is coming I really love the last pink one, adorable! You forgot to mention what perfect-shade-of -pink-lipstick youre wearing there ;)

whoaa long post. I love long posts :) Your hair looks so good in every single one of these pictures. My favorite is the one with the Chanel lookalike cardigan. hehe I lovee wearing heels too, but I'm a supertall Asian (almost 5'8). Doesn't stop me from buying them though :)

Every outfit was SUPER cute~! I wish I had the same proportions as you :( I've got wide hips and thighs so I'm pretty self conscious about the types of pants I wear. PLUS I'm really short and it's because my legs are short so...LOLAnyways, you look SUPER awesome (like always~) and I am definitely looking forward to future outfits~!P.S I would LOVE a tutorial on how to do the messy bun! :D

OMG...that stripy Lucca jacket is so freakin' cool! I love it! I'm also really glad you tried Pretty Small Shoes! I've been curious myself since on the website their shoes look awesome. How's the quality? I've love to see a close up on those babies.

Yeah I love this post! I'm a petite girl too! I'm amazed that someone has tinier feet than me! I shop at Nordstrom's Rack to find shoes in my size and even still it is really hard. I love your pics! Thank you for posting the petite shoes website!

You look so freakingly adoringly GORGEOUS in the first picture!! And I love your outfits! They are indeed casual, but I like how you don't mind wearing a jacket or something a little bit more edgy it unique :D

Alterations Needed: I was very impressed by the quality. Compared to other petite shoe companies, PSS comes out waaaay ahead. They are really similar to the other shoes I've bought at Nordies for the most part. One of mine had a footbed that was too big for the shoe inside so the toe part had a bit of overlapping footbed material, but other than that the leather quality and stitching is lovely. They also don't hurt my feet to wear! Even the higher nude pumps I wore to work all day no problem, without breaking them in. :D

Daphne: I included sizes to help others in the petite fashion blogging community (as well as petite readers) to help to see how things fit and where to get xs and xxs itmes. :)

oh me oh my - could you get any cuter?!~! =^_^=i usually don't like fasion post - but i LOVE this post!! my fav outfits were the yellow dress and the cheetah top with nude heels. cute. love the blogxoxo

Hey! I saw that you love the spin pin too! Have you tried the other Goody simple solutions products?One that's as awesome as the spin pin is the Modern Updo pin. It give the illusion of a french twist with one step!!! It's absolutely amazing!

i loveeeeee your outfit/fashion posts!! more more :D i know they take a great deal of time and effort, but still. i really do love them (: it's a nice reminder to remember that i CAN wear tshirts everyday (haha) but just to change accessories or jackets/etc to make a different look.

HiThe blog post you have shared is very helpful. I personally feel that Casual Summer Dresses are perfect addition to a girl’s wardrobe as they look cool in scorching summers. There are numerous online stores operating over the internet that deals in women’s dresses, tops and more. You can shop online from these stores while sitting in the comfort of your home. I already have a good collection of these kinds of summer dresses that I buy online. I absolutely adore your looks and looking forward to moreRegards,Carol G.

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